M.B.A.D. could be quite good for two Lake Placid teenagers. M.B.A.D. stands for Multiple Barrel Attachment Device that has been created by Kyle LeBlanc and Kevin Smit. A patent is pending on the switching device for a paintball gun, and the Lake Placid High School sophomores have set up a company (MBAD Paintball Corp.) and a Web site (mbadpaintball.com). ...more

December 28, 2008

Mortgage interest rates are at a 58-year low, and according to Fifth Third Bank, homeowners are applying for new loans at near-record levels. ...more

December 22, 2008

A financial company in Dunedin under investigation by the Florida attorney general is closing its office. ...more

December 5, 2008

A financial company in Dunedin under investigation by the Florida attorney general is closing its office. ...more

December 3, 2008

During a recent visit to the veterans hospital in Los Angeles, I ran across a young man fresh out of the Army. He had fought in Afghanistan and was recovering from some of his wounds. He was also homeless and, quite frankly, a little frustrated by what he saw as cumbersome and inefficient layers of bureaucracy between the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. ...more

November 27, 2008

It's the new "F" word: foreclosure. At the Tampa Housing Authority's Center for Affordable Homeownership, counselors encourage people to say it, talk about it and learn how to avoid it. ...more

November 22, 2008

It's the new "F" word: foreclosure. At the Tampa Housing Authority's Center for Affordable Homeownership, counselors encourage people to say it, talk about it and learn how to avoid it. ...more

November 21, 2008

Timothy Allen Hall wasn't far from home when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted his silver Buick speeding on Lake Drive on Tuesday, according to a report. ...more

November 20, 2008

Timothy Allen Hall wasn't far from home when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted his silver Buick speeding on Lake Drive on Tuesday, according to a report. ...more

November 19, 2008

Brooksville's city clerk is resigning from her post after 21 years on the job. ...more

November 13, 2008